TEACHING & LEARNING
Children’s Books: Portrayals of People with Disabilities
From Vanderbilt University, this search tool contains information and synopses of children’s and young adult literature about or having to do with people with disabilities. This information includes the name of the author and illustrator, year of publication, publisher, appropriate grade level, and award status.
Deaf History Month: Martha’s Vineyard
Watch this “Journeys on the Deaf Path” video to learn about the history of deafness on Martha’s Vineyard.
Love Little Rooms? Try a “Little Gym”!
If you have been working in this field with newborn to three year old students or students in Early Intervention, you know how important Little Rooms can help with development for some students. Little Gyms can provide an opportunity for children to work on body awareness, fine motor skills, spatial concepts, and more.
Marvie Talks About Women’s History Month
From the DCMP: March is Women’s History Month. Marvie is celebrating all the great women in the world, especially her grandma. Part of the “Marvie” series.
TVI Lesson: Let’s Go Fishing
Let’s Go Fishing is a fun braille lesson created by a TVI (teacher of students with visual impairments) to practice numbers and letters by learning to identify them. Several learning objectives can be put in place with this one lesson.
14 Activities That Increase Student Engagement During Reading Instruction
Research shows that students whose teachers spend too much time talking are less likely to be engaged during classroom instruction. Luckily, instruction can be so much more than lecture, reading practice, memorization, or decoding drills. We, as teachers, can do more to get our students engaged in learning.
Orientation & Mobility Skill Refresher Series
This series will provide refresher videos on many different orientation and mobility (O&M) skills. The goal of this series is to provide O&M students a way to review previously learned O&M skills. These videos are not meant to replace working directly with an O&M specialist.
YouTube Learning Videos for Students with Visual Impairments
This resource from Paths to Literacy offers some learning videos that were created and may be appropriate for students with a visual impairment. As with all content and materials, evaluate individual needs to determine if it is right for that student.
Fall Activities and Ideas for Students with Visual Impairments
Using theme based learning helps students to generalize learning across curriculum. It also promotes interest because the lessons are relevant and relatable. Here are a few fun, educational activities and ideas for all that touch on some important developmental goals.
Creating a Learning Space for Our Students with Visual Impairments, Including CVI
When we look at learning spaces we need to consider it with the needs of our students. Often classroom teachers over decorate their rooms in attempt to make it fun and inviting. What often happens is it becomes overstimulating for many. This article discusses how to make a better learning environment for students who are blind or have low vision.